The Walton Braves will venture away from home to face off against the Bozeman Bucks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Walton's offense. They fell just short of Arnold by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for the Braves seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Bozeman didn't have quite enough to beat Blountstown on Thursday and fell 5-4. The Bucks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Addison John was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlee McLean, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
The loss snapped Walton's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-11 record. As for Bozeman, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Bozeman's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Walton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Bozeman, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Walton keep running through batters, or will the Bucks buck the trend?
Walton might still be hurting after the 15-3 loss they got from Bozeman in their previous matchup on April 4th. Can the Braves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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